ABPN
Specialty Certification Examinations
| Examination | Choice of Dates | Apps Avail Online | App Deadline+ | Late Deadline |
| Psychiatry | Sept. 8-9, 2026 | Jan. 5, 2026 | April 6, 2026 | May 4, 2026 |
| Neurology | Sept. 14-18, 2026 | Jan. 5, 2026 | April 6, 2026 | May 4, 2026 |
| Child Neurology | Sept. 14-18, 2026 | Jan. 5, 2026 | April 6, 2026 | May 4, 2026 |
Subspecialty Certification Examinations
| Examination | Choice of Dates | App Avail Online | App Deadline+ | Late Deadline |
| Addiction Psychiatry | Oct. 5-9, 2026 | Dec. 18, 2025 | April 9, 2026 | April 16, 2026 |
| Brain Injury Medicine | Oct. 29, 2026 | Dec. 1, 2025 | March 13, 2026 | March 20, 2026 |
| Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | Sept. 8-9, 2026 | Jan. 5, 2026 | April 6, 2026 | May 4, 2026 |
| Epilepsy | Oct. 19-23, 2026 | Dec. 18, 2025 | April 21, 2026 | April 28, 2026 |
| Geriatric Psychiatry | Oct. 5-9, 2026 | Dec. 18, 2025 | April 9, 2026 | April 16, 2026 |
| Neurocritical Care | Oct. 5-9, 2026 | Dec. 18, 2025 | April 9, 2026 | April 16, 2026 |
| Neuromuscular Medicine | Oct. 19-23, 2026 | Dec. 18, 2025 | April 21, 2026 | April 28, 2026 |
| Pain Medicine | Sept. 26, 2026 | Dec. 1, 2025 | June 29, 2026 | July 6, 2026 |
| Sleep Medicine | Nov. 10, 2026 | Dec. 1, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | May 29, 2026 |
| Vascular Neurology | Oct. 19-23, 2026 | Dec. 18, 2025 | April 21, 2026 | April 28, 2026 |
| Examination | Choice of Dates | Apps Avail Online | App Deadline+ | Late Deadline |
| Psychiatry | Aug. 3-24, 2026 | Aug. 1, 2025 | May 1, 2026 | May 8, 2026 |
| Neurology | Aug. 3-24, 2026 | Aug. 1, 2025 | May 1, 2026 | May 8, 2026 |
| Child Neurology | Aug. 3-24, 2026 | Aug. 1, 2025 | May 1, 2026 | May 8, 2026 |
| Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | Aug. 3-24, 2026 | Aug. 1, 2025 | May 1, 2026 | May 8, 2026 |
| Sleep Medicine | Nov. 10, 2026 | Dec. 1, 2025 | Aug. 3, 2026 | Aug. 3, 2026 |
Specialty Certification Examinations
| Examination | Choice of Dates | Apps Avail Online | App Deadline+ | Late Deadline |
| Psychiatry | Sept. 7-8, 2027 | Jan. 4, 2027 | April 5, 2027 | May 3, 2027 |
| Neurology | Sept. 27 – Oct. 1, 2027 | Jan. 4, 2027 | April 5, 2027 | May 3, 2027 |
| Child Neurology | Sept. 27 – Oct. 1, 2027 | Jan. 4, 2027 | April 5, 2027 | May 3, 2027 |
Subspecialty Certification Examinations
| Examination | Choice of Dates | App Avail Online | App Deadline+ | Late Deadline |
| Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | Sept. 7-8, 2027 | Jan. 4, 2027 | April 5, 2027 | May 3, 2027 |
| Clinical Neurophysiology | Oct. 4-8, 2027 | Dec. 8, 2026 | April 8, 2027 | April 15, 2027 |
| Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry | Oct. 4-8, 2027 | Dec. 8, 2026 | April 8, 2027 | April 15, 2027 |
| Forensic Psychiatry | Oct. 18-22, 2027 | Dec. 22, 2026 | April 22, 2027 | April 29, 2027 |
| Neurodevelopmental Disabilities | Oct. 18-22, 2027 | Dec. 22, 2026 | April 22, 2027 | April 29, 2027 |
| Pain Medicine | Sept. 25, 2027 | Dec. 1, 2026 | June 28, 2027 | July 6, 2027 |
| Sleep Medicine | Nov. 17, 2027 | Dec. 1, 2026 | May 15, 2027 | May 29, 2027 |
| Examination | Choice of Dates | Apps Avail Online | App Deadline+ | Late Deadline |
| Psychiatry | April 5-30, 2027 | Sept. 21, 2026 | Dec. 21, 2026 | Dec. 28, 2026 |
| Aug. 2-27, 2027 | Aug. 1, 2026 | May 3, 2027 | May 10, 2027 | |
| Neurology | April 5-30, 2027 | Sept. 21, 2026 | Dec. 21, 2026 | Dec. 28, 2026 |
| Aug. 2-27, 2027 | Aug. 1, 2026 | May 3, 2027 | May 10, 2027 | |
| Child Neurology | April 5-30, 2027 | Sept. 21, 2026 | Dec. 21, 2026 | Dec. 28, 2026 |
| Aug. 2-27, 2027 | Aug. 1, 2026 | May 3, 2027 | May 10, 2027 | |
| Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | April 5-30, 2027 | Sept. 21, 2026 | Dec. 21, 2026 | Dec. 28, 2026 |
| Aug. 2-27, 2027 | Aug. 1, 2026 | May 3, 2027 | May 10, 2027 |
| Examination | Choice of Dates | App Avail Online | App Deadline+ | Late Deadline |
| Addiction Psychiatry | March 1-26, 2027 | Aug. 21, 2026 | Nov. 23, 2026 | Nov. 30, 2026 |
| Oct. 4-29, 2027 | Dec. 8, 2026 | April 8, 2027 | April 15, 2027 | |
| Forensic Psychiatry | March 1-26, 2027 | Aug. 21, 2026 | Nov. 23, 2026 | Nov. 30, 2026 |
| Oct. 4-29, 2027 | Dec. 8, 2026 | April 8, 2027 | April 15, 2027 | |
| Geriatric Psychiatry | March 1-26, 2027 | Aug. 21, 2026 | Nov. 23, 2026 | Nov. 30, 2026 |
| Oct. 4-29, 2027 | Dec. 8, 2026 | April 8, 2027 | April 15, 2027 | |
| Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry | March 1-26, 2027 | Aug. 21, 2026 | Nov. 23, 2026 | Nov. 30, 2026 |
| Oct. 4-29, 2027 | Dec. 8, 2026 | April 8, 2027 | April 15, 2027 | |
| Clinical Neurophysiology | March 1-26, 2027 | Aug. 21, 2026 | Nov. 23, 2026 | Nov. 30, 2026 |
| Oct. 4-29, 2027 | Dec. 8, 2026 | April 8, 2027 | April 15, 2027 | |
| Epilepsy | March 1-26, 2027 | Aug. 21, 2026 | Nov. 23, 2026 | Nov. 30, 2026 |
| Oct. 4-29, 2027 | Dec. 8, 2026 | April 8, 2027 | April 15, 2027 | |
| Neurodevelopmental Disabilities | March 1-26, 2027 | Aug. 21, 2026 | Nov. 23, 2026 | Nov. 30, 2026 |
| Oct. 4-29, 2027 | Dec. 8, 2026 | April 8, 2027 | April 15, 2027 | |
| Neuromuscular Medicine | March 1-26, 2027 | Aug. 21, 2026 | Nov. 23, 2026 | Nov. 30, 2026 |
| Oct. 4-29, 2027 | Dec. 8, 2026 | April 8, 2027 | April 15, 2027 | |
| Vascular Neurology | March 1-26, 2027 | Aug. 21, 2026 | Nov. 23, 2026 | Nov. 30, 2026 |
| Oct. 4-29, 2027 | Dec. 8, 2026 | April 8, 2027 | April 15, 2027 | |
| Sleep Medicine | Nov. 17, 2027 | Dec. 1, 2026 | Aug. 3, 2027 | Aug. 3, 2027 |
+ $500 late fee ($100 for CC) required after application deadline but before late deadline. Application deadlines are 11:59 p.m. CT.
Beginning in 2024, diplomates in Brain Injury Medicine and Pain Medicine will continue certification using the longitudinal assessment.
All dates are subject to change. Visit www.abpn.org for more information.
